Literal: words, actions, or objects that are understood as factual, truthful, or exact.
Figurative: words, objects, or actions that are meant to represent something other than their literal meaning.
Think about the word "heart". What is the literal understanding?
What could be a figurative or metaphorical understanding
The phrase white house?
Edmodo poll
If you answered that the lottery should be taken as a literal event, than prove that it exists.
My guess is that you might be referring to similar injustices in the world, but this supports more of a figurative interpretation of the lottery than not a literal one.
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